Ignacio has been the CEO of Semtive since 2009. Prior to this, he worked at CITEFA (the Argentinean armed forces R&D center) designing prototypes and other research. He then worked for the engineering department of Johnson Controls in the industrial refrigeration sector. In 2006, he went to work at the manufacturing facilities of FRICK (compressors) in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, designing special cooling systems. Back in Argentina, he was part of the Renault Sport team of TC2000 and later worked at the Belgrano Cargas (cargo train line) in the administrative management team. Following that, he developed own projects regarding export, logistics and engineering. *Ignacio's friends and family know him affectionately as "Nahco."